Chapter 259 Huahua

Feng Qingsui was stunned. Could the "Huahua" he was calling be Wuhua?

She turned around and asked Wuhua: "Do you know each other?"

Wuhua shook her head: "I haven't seen it."

The man's face was filled with excitement as he shouted to Wuhua, "Huahua, it's me, Ningning."

Wuhua said expressionlessly, "Don't yell, I don't know you."

The man was dumbfounded.

"Huahua, how come you don't even recognize me?"

Zong Hebai took the opportunity to grab his arms and pull them together, then said to the shopkeeper beside him, "Please give me a hemp rope."

The shopkeeper recognized him and ran back to the shop to get a piece of hemp rope.

Zong Hebai tied up the man and then greeted Feng Qingsui.

"You're here to see the store?"

Feng Qingsui nodded and looked at the man: "What's going on?"

Zong Hebai glanced around and saw many people stopping to look at him. He replied, "Let's talk at the teahouse across the street."

Feng Qingsui said hello.

Then I followed him to a private room on the second floor of the teahouse opposite.

"This is the man who poisoned me last time."

After sitting down at the tea table, Zong Hebai said lightly.

"She refused to reveal who she was, nor who was chasing her. I detained her in the villa, intending to lure her out. Unexpectedly, she knocked out one of my guards yesterday, disguised herself as him, and escaped."

"I was just having tea in this private room when I glanced out the window and unexpectedly ran into her. I came down to arrest her."

Feng Qingsui: “…”

It turns out she is a girl.

She took a closer look at the woman and saw that the pockmarks on her face looked real. She thought to herself that this person's disguise skills were not bad. Could it be that she really had a connection with Wuhua?

However, she couldn't even defeat Zong Hebai, so she must not be a martial artist.

"I didn't mean to run away."

The woman explained.

"I originally thought it was my brother's men who were secretly following me. I didn't want to be caught, so I hid in the teahouse. I didn't expect it to be someone else who followed me in and murdered me."

"These people may have accomplices. I don't want to implicate you, so I'm trying to find a way to leave."

Zong Hebai said calmly, "How can I believe what you said when you refuse to reveal your true identity?"

The woman frowned. "I'm not in a position to reveal it. But I can guarantee that I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, ask her."

She looked at Wuhua.

Wuhua: "Why are you asking me? I don't even know you."

The woman was stunned: "Huahua, how could you not recognize me? You were the one who taught me how to get these pockmarks on my face."

Wuhua said seriously: "I have no impression."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, the woman frowned and said, "What about my brother? Do you still remember him?"

Wuhua: "Who is your brother?"

woman:"……"

She suddenly realized: "Huahua, did you get hit on the head, or were you poisoned and have amnesia?"

Wuhua shrugged: "Maybe you recognized the wrong person. There are so many similar people in this world."

The woman hesitated after hearing what she said.

"Can you show me your right wrist? If you were Huahua, you would have two white scars the size of mung beans on your right wrist."

Feng Qingsui's expression paused.

There was indeed the scar on Wuhua's wrist that she mentioned.

but--

Wuhua replied, "Even if there is, it doesn't mean anything. Who knows if you have peeked at my wrist?"

woman:"……"

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her wrists, and said, "Look, I have the same scar on my wrist."

Wuhua leaned over to take a look and said, "They're different. Yours are much, much bigger. What do these scars mean? Aren't they all caused by snake bites?"

The woman widened her eyes slightly: "Do you remember that this was a snake bite?"

Wuhua didn't reply.

Snake bites were easy to spot; she didn't need to remember.

But if she told the truth, it would expose her amnesia. She didn't even know who this person was, so of course she didn't want to expose herself.

The woman looked frustrated: "You remember being bitten by a snake, why don't you remember me? I came out all the way to find you..."

Feng Qingsui listened to the conversation between the two in silence and asked Zong Hebai, "Have you found out the identities of the two assassins?"

Zong Hebai shook his head: "Not yet, but they are half a head taller than the Daxi people, with a sturdy frame, so they must be from the Western Regions."

Feng Qingsui fell into deep thought.

The Daxi people called the area west of Daxi the Western Regions.

There are several countries in the Western Regions.

The most powerful among them was the Western Rong.

The woman in front of him and the two assassins might both be from the Western Regions, but the woman's figure was similar to that of the Daxi women, and she spoke Daxi Mandarin very authentically, so Feng Qingsui was unable to confirm for a moment.

"What's the full name of the 'Flower' you mentioned?"

she asked the woman.

A trace of vigilance flashed across the woman's eyes: "Huahua is the full name."

Feng Qingsui: “…”

"What about you? What should we call you?"

The woman was slightly startled and replied, "Call me Hua Ning."

"Hua Ning," Feng Qingsui said with a smile, "What is your relationship with Hua Hua, and why are you looking for her?"

Hua Ning glanced at Wuhua and replied, "Huahua is my good friend. Three and a half years ago, she was escorting me out, but we were attacked by a powerful enemy and fell into a rapids. We've never been found since."

"Where were you attacked?"

Feng Qingsui asked.

Hua Ning hesitated for a moment before saying, "Wuqimeng Mountain."

Wuqimeng Mountain is a mountain range at the junction of Daxi and Xirong. The largest river in Daxi, Jinhe, originates from Wuqimeng Mountain.

Feng Qingsui picked up the five-flowered fish in the upper reaches of the Jin River three and a half years ago, which is consistent with what Hua Ning said.

However, Hua Ning's identity was unknown, and he was extremely wary of them, so they probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of him for a while.

Then he said to Zong Hebai: "Fourth uncle, I still have to go inspect the store, so I won't drink tea. Please be careful."

Zong Hebai nodded and said ok.

When Hua Ning saw Feng Qingsui turning around and leaving with Wuhua, he was stunned.

"Wait, you guys just left like that?"

Zong Hebai said calmly, "You're full of lies. What's the point of staying here? To listen to your nonsense?"

Hua Ning defended himself: "I'm telling the truth."

Zong Hebai: "Telling only half the truth is a huge lie."

Hua Ning: “…”

She glanced out the window and saw Feng Qingsui and Wuhua had already walked out of the teahouse. She bit her lower lip and turned to Zong Hebai and said, "You are looking for an Ans language translator, right? I can speak Ans language, I can help you."

Zong Hebai poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly before saying, "My guard hasn't woken up yet, and you've even found out that I'm looking for an interpreter?"

Hua Ning's face froze, and he mumbled, "He's been drugged. He'll wake up after sleeping for twelve hours."

Zong Hebai: "Then let's wait until he wakes up."

Hua Ning: “…”

Zong Hebai finished his tea and stood up to leave. Hua Ning immediately stood up and followed him closely.

He was completely different from the person who ran away as soon as he saw Zong Hebai just now.

Zong Hebai thought that maybe she really knew the maidservant beside Sui Sui.

After Feng Qingsui finished inspecting the store, he and Wuhua took a donkey cart back home.

On the way, she asked Wuhua, "You really have no impression of Hua Ning at all?"

Wuhua nodded.

"If she's really your good friend, you two could spend more time together and maybe you can regain some of your old memories."

Wuhua bit into a freshly bought meatball, chewed it and swallowed it, then said, "I think life is pretty good now. It doesn't matter whether I can regain my memory or not."

Feng Qingsui smiled slightly.

"Then let's take it slow."

Anyway, Hua Ning is now in Zong Hebai's hands, and they can see him at any time.

Wuhua nodded heavily: "Yes!"

After returning to the clan residence, the doorman handed an invitation to Feng Qingsui.

Duke Shang wanted to hold a one-year-old celebration for his second grandson and invited her to his house to join in the fun and congratulate his grandson on his first birthday.

Feng Qingsui had no impression of the Shangguo Mansion. He only knew that the eldest son of their mansion died in an accident two years ago, and his grandson died young. All the legitimate sons and grandsons were gone, so they asked for an imperial decree to make the illegitimate son the eldest son.

These two grandsons were born to that illegitimate son.

Madam Zong invited her over and asked, "Are you going to the banquet at the Shangguo Mansion? They have prepared quite a few rare camellias, which are worth seeing."

Feng Qingsui was not as interested in camellia as in food.

But the master really liked camellia, so she said, "I'll go with you."

If the camellia is beautiful, she will borrow a few pots and send them to the palace for her master to see.

Madam Zong chatted with her for a few minutes and sighed, "I heard that most of these camellias were painstakingly collected by the previous prince. It's a pity that he died young, and now they have become wedding clothes for others."

Feng Qingsui smiled and said, "Life is unpredictable, so just live to the fullest."

Madam Zong nodded.

"You young people are more open-minded."

On the sixteenth day, Feng Qingsui took Wuhua and the Zong family to the Shangguo Mansion for a banquet.

Qi also came.

The banquet was extremely lively, and the children were innocent and lively. After watching the second grandson of Duke Shang's birthday ceremony, the guests moved to the back garden and admired the camellia flowers around the lake.

The camellia here is indeed rare.

There are the Eighteen Scholars, a plant with eighteen petals and flowers of several colors; there is the pure red Chidan, which is as rich as fire; there is the Baozhu Tea, which has pink and white petals and is deeply loved by scholars... The most dazzling one is a pot of pure yellow golden camellia.

Feng Qingsui saw Qi walking towards Jin Chahua and was about to go find her when the wife of the prince of Shangguo Mansion suddenly walked up to her and said with a smile, "Madam Feng, I have something I want to ask you for advice."